Health Articles — Cardiovascular disease

Come on over and join my Facebook Group where I talk about how toxins effect your whole body and how they are keeping you sick.   Would love everyone to come along and join the group.   Here is the link to join:    Metabolic Syndrome When the word 'syndrome' is used, it is discussing a collection of conditions that are connected. Metabolic syndrome also known as syndrome x is a collection of risk factors that increase your chances of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.  This syndrome dates back to 1966 but became widely recognised in 1988 when Gerald Reaven...

Come on over and join my Facebook Group where I talk about how toxins effect your whole body and how they are keeping you sick.   Would love everyone to come along and join the group.   Here is the link to join:  Chronic Fatigue - Unrelenting Exhaustion Chronic Fatigue is a symptom of an underlying condition.  Some possible conditions connected to fatigue include Cortisol (stress hormone) dysregulation Glandular fever Thyroid disorder (blood test may be in range but not optimal) Glucose dysregulation (Insulin resistance, pre diabetes, diabetes) Cortisol dysregulation: The adrenal glands sit just above the kidneys and they...

Book your appointment with Melissa to begin your individualised treatment plan specific to your signs and symptoms and medical history. Appointments available online via Telehealth video chat or in our Nth Brisbane Clinic I am launching a new Facebook Group where we can talk about all things health, with a special focus at the moment on Immune support.   Would love everyone to come along and join the group.   Here is the link to join:  High Cholesterol - What you haven't been told High Cholesterol we are told is BAD and causes disease such as heart disease, stroke, and...

Diabetic Heart Disease – Heart disease that develops in people with diabetes and pre-diabetes. When it comes to diabetes, there is an increased risk of heart disease by about four times. That is an increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, and high blood pressure. When diabetes is present: - There is an increased risk of heart disease even without symptoms such as high cholesterol- There are additional causes of heart disease- Heart disease events will occur at an earlier age Diabetes effects some substances found in the blood and changes their chemical makeup and then this leads to a narrowing...

When we think of the heart and heart conditions it is not often that the thyroid gets a mention. However, blood vessels and muscle tissues involved with the heart have receptors for thyroid hormones. These receptors are sensitive to any changes that occur in the levels of thyroid hormones circulating in the blood. Thyroid hormones play a role in keeping a happy balance for the cardiovascular system. This happy balance also known as homeostasis, is the process that regulates the delivery of hormones and nutrients through the blood as well as removal of waste products through the blood stream. Even...